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Gs 2052 General Synod Creation of Suffragan See GS 2052 GENERAL SYNOD CREATION OF SUFFRAGAN SEE FOR THE DIOCESE OF LEICESTER 1. Under Section 18 (1) of the Dioceses, Pastoral and Mission Measure 2007, the creation of a new suffragan see requires the approval of the General Synod (as well as that of the relevant diocesan synod). This provision therefore applies to the current proposal to create the See of Loughborough in the Diocese of Leicester. 2. Section 7 of the above Measure requires a copy of the diocesan bishop’s proposal, and the Dioceses Commission’s report thereon, to be circulated to members of the General Synod. These are accordingly attached. 3. The Bishop of Leicester will move the following motion, under item 10 of the agenda: ‘That this Synod approve the proposal to petition Her Majesty in Council to direct under the Suffragan Nominations Act 1888 that the town of Loughborough be taken and accepted for a see of a suffragan bishop as if it had been included in the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534.’ Church House, (signed) London SW1P 3AZ Dr Jacqui Philips 9 January 2017 Clerk to the Synod Suffragan Bishop in the Diocese of Leicester Background The Diocese of Leicester was created in 1926. It was formerly part of the Diocese of Peterborough. The diocese has never had a Suffragan See but since 1987 there have been a series of Stipendiary Assistant Bishops, three of whom were consecrated elsewhere in the Anglican Communion and one was translated from Aston. The current Stipendiary Assistant Bishop Christopher Boyle will retire in May 2017. During the recent vacancy in the See of Leicester, a diocesan working group was established to examine options for episcopal ministry in the future. The working group, led by the Chair of the House of Clergy, quickly established that the diocese was unlikely to be able to appoint another Stipendiary Assistant Bishop and therefore we needed to explore other options. This paper outlines those options which have now been discussed by the Bishop’s Council and Diocesan Synod, and explored with the Dioceses Commission and the Archbishop of Canterbury. All those consulted have expressed a preference for the first option outlined below. It has been confirmed that the block grant which the Diocesan Bishop receives from the Church Commissioners will remain unchanged and can be used for episcopal working costs as the Bishop sees fit. Therefore, all the options explored in this paper are within current budgets and involve no significant additional expenditure by either the national church or the diocese. The Diocese The boundary of the Diocese of Leicester is almost coterminous with the county of Leicestershire which has a total population of just over one million people. There are nine local authorities in the diocese and the county is diverse, including urban, ex‐mining towns and deep rural. There are areas of significant poverty as well as some areas of considerable wealth. Leicester city is known for its diversity. It is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse places in the UK. The 2011 census revealed that 19% of the population are Muslim; 15% Hindu; 4% Sikh. Leicester is proud of this diversity although new international conflicts and on‐going terrorism and extremism pose new challenges. The city is also proud that it is now known around the world for football and for King Richard III. The Diocese is divided into two archdeaconries, broadly covering the west and east of the county. 236 parishes are served by 120 stipendiary clergy, 80 self‐supporting clergy, and 171 Readers. In addition, 75 licensed pioneers are developing fresh expressions of churches. There are also 97 Church of England schools and academies. The Diocesan Bishop was translated from Tewkesbury and took up the role in May 2016. 1 Options There are essentially four possible routes the diocese could now explore: Option 1: Suffragan Bishop of Loughborough The creation of a new see and the appointment of a suffragan bishop is our preferred option and is supported by the Dioceses Commission. In effect, it corrects an anomaly which has existed at least since 1987 when the first Stipendiary Assistant Bishop was appointed. The town of Loughborough is the obvious choice for the new see (indeed no other serious alternative has emerged during all the consultations). Loughborough is the largest centre of population in Leicestershire outside of the city of Leicester. It has a population of over 57,000 and is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and home to Loughborough University (which has over 15,000 students and has a world‐wide reputation for sports related research and engineering). It is not far from Leicester city in its statistics for diversity. The town centre church is All Saints (often known as Loughborough Parish Church) which describes itself as “an inclusive worshipping community”. The building dates from the 14th century and is among the largest parish churches in the county. There is also an evangelical church near the town centre: Emmanuel Loughborough which has been one of the largest church communities in the diocese for some time. There are strong ecumenical links in the town. A Suffragan Bishop of Loughborough would work across the whole diocese (the geography of the diocese would not easily allow for an area scheme) and the role would focus on three key areas of mission and ministry which are central to the diocesan strategy in coming years: Sharing faith with confidence and generosity Building relationships with other faith communities Enabling greater representation and engagement of BAME Christians These priorities emerged from the recent consultations for the appointment of the Diocesan Bishop and it would be hoped that the Suffragan Bishop would have particular skills and experience in these areas to complement those of the Diocesan Bishop. These are clearly national priorities as well as local, and are part of the diocesan vision of Leicester as a centre of excellence contributing to learning in the wider church. The attached draft role description expands on these priorities. This option has strong support from the Bishop’s Staff Team, the Bishop’s Council and the Diocesan Synod (which, on 26 November 2016, voted by 76 to nil with 2 abstentions in favour of the proposal). It is worth noting that a previous attempt to create a Suffragan See (1986) was rejected by the Dioceses Commission, in part because of a letter from the Archdeacon of Leicester who felt that his own role would be significantly diminished by such an appointment. The Bishop’s Staff Team have therefore spent considerable time exploring how their roles would be affected by this appointment and they have all expressed an openness and indeed an enthusiasm for the changes. 2 It is perhaps also worth stating as part of the general background that there are currently no retired bishops living in the diocese. In addition, there are fifteen dioceses in the Church of England which have a smaller population than the Diocese of Leicester and have at least two full‐time bishops. The figures are similar when dioceses are compared by area, number of churches, and clergy. Option 2 Suffragan Bishop of Northampton shared between the Diocese of Peterborough and the Diocese of Leicester An alternative to creating a new see in the Diocese of Leicester would be to share a Suffragan Bishop with an adjacent diocese e.g. Peterborough with whom we have historic ties. This could either be done with the existing See of Brixworth or there is a dormant See of Northampton in the Diocese of Peterborough which could be revived. An appointment to Brixworth / Northampton could be accompanied by a licence as Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Leicester and an agreement that the bishop would spend half their time in Leicester, with half their stipend paid from the Bishop of Leicester’s block grant. While this option would have some advantages associated with partnership working, there would undoubtedly be practical questions related to attendance at two Staff meetings / Councils / Synods, and in relation to time spent travelling. Working across two diocesan cultures would present an even more significant challenge and the view of the Leicester Bishop’s Staff Team is that such a role would not be very easy to navigate or indeed be very fulfilling for the incumbent (potentially feeling rootless and at home in neither diocese). This option has not therefore been explored with any other diocese. Option 3 The combination of a Suffragan Bishop role with an Archdeacon role This is sometimes referred to as the ‘Ludlow option’ as the Bishop of Ludlow is also Archdeacon of Ludlow in the Diocese of Hereford. So we could, for example, have a Bishop of Loughborough who is also Archdeacon of Loughborough. However, given that this option still requires us to create a new see (with agreement from General Synod and Royal assent), it is hard to see its advantages over option 1. There would also be practical and ecclesiological questions to be answered in exploring this option. Option 4 The creation of a third Archdeaconry (no Suffragan Bishop) The grant received from the Church Commissioners could be used for an additional Archdeacon (with no Suffragan Bishop). There are several dioceses who have recently increased the number of their archdeacons. However, within a diocese the size of Leicester, three archdeaconries would all be very small (approximately 40 benefices in each). And this option also leaves open the question of how we carry forward the priorities outlined above (sharing faith with confidence and generosity; building relationships with other faith communities; enabling greater engagement of BAME Christians). They could be combined with archdeacon roles but in the context of Leicester with multiple cultures and multiple faith communities, there is a clear rationale for saying they are best carried by a bishop who has a clearly understood public and representative ministry outside the church.
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